Tag: northern ireland

In late July, the Revenue Commissioners - the Irish Government agency responsible for taxation - issued enforcement letters to a number of casinos across Dublin giving them 21 days to remove unlicensed gambling machines from their premises. The operators had previously been warned to remove the machines but after failing to com- ply, the Revenue has now given them formal...

  Despite much debate over the years, casinos are currently banned in Northern Ireland. While a new public consultation over an ambitious casino project could see all that changing in Belfast, the proposals will still have to make it past a sceptical public.   Northern Ireland is set to launch a public consultation on gambling which could pave the way for the...

Belfast City Council is to start a public consultation on plans to bring the country’s first casino to the capital, ahead of discussions over licensing law changes.   A consultation document has been drafted and is to circulate 11 December to 5 March. This follows the introduction of a motion last month that aims to update laws governing gaming practices in...